Lakewood Company Gives Makeover To Old Farmer's Market

A dilapidated, peeling and rusting produce market was reborn last week thanks to a generous Lakewood painting contractor and a prominent Cleveland corporation.

The once aged and tired-looking Coit Road Farmer’s Market in East Cleveland, a non-profit with an 80-year history, was chosen as the recipient of the annual Neubert Painting Charity Paint Giveaway. The market now boasts a barn-red hue that’s as fresh as the produce sold inside. 

“We couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out or with Neubert Painting’s generosity,” says Kevin Scheuring, vice president of the Coit Road Famer's Market Preservation Society. “This will make a huge difference to us and to the people in the neighborhood.”

More than 60 employees from Neubert Painting volunteered their time to paint apply the more than 100 gallons of paint donated by Sherwin-Williams. The project had a total retail value of $16,000.

The Coit Road Farmer’s Market was chosen from more than 50 nominations by John Neubert, CEO of Neubert Painting as the 2011 recipient of its annual Charity Paint Giveaway. “This is a landmark building,” says Neubert of the 1932 structure. “It is often hard for people in urban areas to find fresh produce, and Coit Road Farmer’s Market fills that need, while also serving as an important part of the economic foundation of this community” he says. The Coit Road Farmer’s Market includes an urban farm and a community garden where residents can plant their own produce and sell them at the market.

Founded by John Neubert in 1975, Lakewood-based Neubert Painting has been a leading painting contractor in the Cleveland and Akron for 36 years. The company paints about 300 homes every year. Since 2008, Neubert has chosen a worthy recipient for its annual Charity Paint Giveaway.